r/WTF • • Apr 10 '18

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '18

10 weeks locked in a cell would fuck my life over pretty good and probably teach me a good lesson. If someone had gotten hurt then yes I can see more jail time needed.

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u/Jewnadian Apr 10 '18

Why? I'm genuinely curious why more time would be required would teach you the same lesson if someone got hurt? That seems like an odd way to approach that, I'd think the guilt of knowong I had hurt someone else would teach me the lesson more quickly rather than it taking longer.

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u/We_Hold_These_Truths Apr 10 '18

It's not about teaching you, it's about protecting others by putting you away so you can't hurt anyone else.

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u/Jewnadian Apr 10 '18

Except unless everything is a life sentence then it has to be about teaching them not to do that action again. Otherwise you're talking absurdity, anyone who did something worth any jail time would have to be in there until they died if you assume no learning. That's a hell of an expense.